2025 NFL Draft order: What should Giants do if they land the No. 1 pick?-ZoomTech News

The Jacksonville Jaguars have by no means actually been a workforce with a plan, have they?

They appeared like a lock to complete with the No. 1 total decide, and but they managed to beat the Tennessee Titans and restrict their possibilities of kicking off the draft. The Jags haven’t any cause to tank. Their coach, Doug Pederson, is attempting to maintain his job. The group simply paid Trevor Lawrence to function their QB of the long run. As we talked about earlier, it’s not like they’ve a plan. It’s simply that they don’t want a QB and due to this fact don’t appear within the prime choice.

So, it’ll probably land with one other workforce, most likely one of many two-win groups: the Las Vegas Raiders or New York Giants. Let’s check out the highest of the draft at this level within the season.

1. Las Vegas Raiders (2-11)
2. New York Giants (2-11)
3. New England Patriots (3-10)
4. Carolina Panthers (3-10)
5. Jacksonville Jaguars (3-10)
6. Tennessee Titans (3-10)
7. New York Jets (3-10)
8. Cleveland Browns (3-10)
9. Chicago Bears (4-9)
10. New Orleans Saints (5-8)

As we observe the race for the No. 1 decide, spotlighting a special workforce every week till the ultimate order is about, our focus this week is on the Giants.

They’re within the prime two at this level, and it’s laborious to see them profitable one other sport with their quarterback state of affairs as fraught because it has been. Daniel Jones is gone, however he was clearly their best choice. And we are able to now see how Drew Lock slipped to QB3. He has been terrible. Subsequent season, and a brand new beginning QB, cannot come quickly sufficient.

With that, right here’s what FOX Sports activities NFL writers Henry McKenna and Ben Arthur imagine the Giants ought to do in the event that they get the No. 1 decide. 

McKenna: Let’s speak quarterbacks. 

For now, Shedeur Sanders is the highest signal-caller within the draft, adopted by Cam Ward. After these two, it’s a proficient (however messy-to-rank) group that features Quinn Ewers, Jalen Milroe, Carson Beck, Garrett Nussmeier, Drew Allar and Jaxson Dart.

With these two prime QBs, the draft course of is more likely to create extra rivalry over which prospect is finest. Sanders’ dad is Deion Sanders, and that would create issues for a franchise that doesn’t need to cope with the headache that comes with the Sanders household. Ward, in the meantime, is 22 years outdated and will take a look at extraordinarily properly. When the underwear Olympics roll round, Ward will likely be a winner. And the hype will solely develop if he performs properly on the whiteboard with Xs and Os, recall and off-field processing.

However that is New York. Coach Brian Daboll is on the new seat. There’s positively an opportunity that the Mara household would welcome the Sanders household into the New York media market. It might completely promote tickets. Possibly the Giants draft Sanders and rent Sanders, and see if they will rebuild the Giants like they elevated the Colorado Buffaloes out of anonymity.

Arthur: As Henry outlined, the Giants completely must go quarterback with the Jones period formally over. And whereas Sanders would completely be higher from a media and advertising standpoint, you can also make a powerful argument that Ward is the higher selection, football-wise.

Ward’s exponential progress over the previous few years as his stage of competitors stiffened twice (from FCS Incarnate Phrase to Washington State to Miami) reveals that he might need extra upside than Sanders. You can also make a powerful argument that he’s QB1 on this draft. And in an underwhelming quarterback class total, Ward’s mixture of arm expertise, off-platform prowess and mobility might be the jolt a useless Giants offense wants. Think about what a Ward-Malik Nabers tandem may do in New York? That has fireworks written throughout it.

The draw back with Ward is that he can play a bit reckless at occasions. Possibly he tries to play hero ball somewhat an excessive amount of. His play-to-play consistency isn’t fairly there but. The Giants would profit from having a longtime veteran quarterback as insurance coverage as Ward develops. Dealt with the improper means, you might have a Bryce Younger or Anthony Richardson state of affairs (although each gamers have bounced again properly from their midseason benchings). However with the precise offensive employees round him, Ward might be a reputable franchise quarterback in time.

Ben Arthur is an NFL reporter for FOX Sports activities. He beforehand labored for The Tennessean/USA TODAY Community, the place he was the Titans beat author for a yr and a half. He coated the Seattle Seahawks for SeattlePI.com for 3 seasons (2018-20) previous to shifting to Tennessee. You’ll be able to comply with Ben on Twitter at @benyarthur.

Previous to becoming a member of FOX Sports activities as an NFL reporter and columnist, Henry McKenna spent seven years protecting the Patriots for USA TODAY Sports activities Media Group and Boston Globe Media. Comply with him on Twitter at @henrycmckenna.

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